Hi Bruce,

trap the values as entered

Private Sub TextBox1_Exit(ByVal Cancel As MSForms.ReturnBoolean)
With TextBox1
If Not IsDate(.Text) Then
MsgBox "Invalid date"
.SelStart = 0
.SelLength = Len(.Text)
.SetFocus
Cancel = True
End If
End With
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPress(ByVal KeyAscii As MSForms.ReturnInteger)
Select Case KeyAscii
Case 45 To 47 '/ - or .
Exit Sub
Case 48 To 57 'Nos 0 - 9
Exit Sub
Case Else
Application.EnableEvents = False
KeyAscii = 0
Application.EnableEvents = True
Beep
End Select

End Sub

You could make it tighter by ensuring that only 2 chars are ebtered before
a delimite, only two delimiters, same tyep, etc.

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HTH

Bob Phillips
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"Bruce" wrote in message
...
I have a userform with a textbox that I wish to enter dates in. Currently
excel treats the datatype as text.

1) What can I do to force it to enter dates instead of text.
2) And to force any date validation.

Regards,

Bruce